Football year 1979
International
National teams
- Copa America 1979 : Paraguay winner
societies
- 1978/79 European Champion Clubs' Cup : Nottingham Forest , final 1-0 against Malmö FF
- European Cup Winners' Cup 1978/79 : FC Barcelona . Final 4: 3 n.V. against Fortuna Düsseldorf
- 1978/79 UEFA Cup : Red Star Belgrade , finals 1-1 and 1-0 against Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Copa Libertadores 1979 : Club Olimpia , finals 2-0 and 0-0
soccer player of the year
- Ballon d'Or 1979: Kevin Keegan
- South America's Footballer of the Year : Diego Maradona
- Africa's Footballer of the Year : Thomas N'Kono
National
Belgium
- Belgian championship : Champion KSK Beveren
Brazil
- Brazilian Championship : Master SC Internacional
Federal Republic of Germany
- West German Championship : Master Hamburger SV
GDR
- GDR Championship : Master: BFC Dynamo
England
- English Championship : Champions Liverpool FC
- FA Cup 1978/79 : Arsenal FC winner
Yugoslavia
- Yugoslav Championship : Master Hajduk Split
Liechtenstein
- Liechtenstein Cup 1978/79 : Cup winner FC Balzers
Netherlands
- Dutch championship : champions Ajax Amsterdam
Austria
- Austrian Football Championship 1978/79 : Master FK Austria Vienna
- Austrian Football Cup 1978/79 : Winner SpG Wattens-Wacker Innsbruck
Scotland
- Scottish Championship : Masters Celtic Glasgow
Switzerland
- Swiss Football Championship 1978/79 : Master Servette FC Genève
Uruguay
Women's soccer
- 1979 Women's Asian Cup : champions Taiwan